Lot 18
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Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)
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Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)

Portrait of Miss Dorothy Duveen

Details
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)
Portrait of Miss Dorothy Duveen
signed 'John.' (upper right)
oil on canvas
21¾ x 18¼ in. (55 x 46.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1950
Provenance
The sitter.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

Dorothy Duveen, later the Hon. Dorothy Burns, was the only child of Joseph Duveen, later Lord Duveen of Millbank, and his wife, Elsie Salamon, the daughter of a New York tobacco merchant. Lord Duveen, the larger-than-life art dealer, went on to fund the extensions of the Millbank site of the Tate Gallery and the central sculpture galleries.

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